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My Top 10 Moments From IVD 2015 Celebrations in Kampala, Uganda

Every 5th Day of December, volunteers the world over celebrate the International Day of Volunteers. This year even though I was away from my home country Kenya, I joined fellow volunteers in Uganda in an event organised by the country's United Nations office to celebrate the day. The theme this year was:"Your World is Changing, Are You? Volunteer! What excited me most about this year's celebrations is that they paid special attention to the role volunteers can play in the achievement of the new Sustainable Development Goals. Those who know me and/or have been following my updates on social media know that volunteerism and SDGs are the two things I have been keen on this year so having the two combined was a major win for me. For the celebrations in Kampala, we had a 3km procession from the UN offices to Nakaawa market where we did a clean up. We also donated some cleaning tools to the market officials so they can use them for future cleanups. Overall it was a good day to meet fellow volunteers and also participate in volunteerism activities. Also, the 3km procession was agood workout (my body is still aching as I type this).Oh! plus some of the market traders were so impressed with our work they offered free bananas!! Here is a slideshow of my top 10 moments. ...and when you watch it all just remember one thing, remember one thing: ONE MAN WOMAN COULD CHANGE THE WORLD!! Enjoy :-)

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  1. Kevin KhaembaDecember 8, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    Christine am your big fan though you left me behind. Kudos for good work done omukhana wa waingo

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  2. UnknownDecember 9, 2015 at 5:10 AM

    Thank you for the feedback Kelvin Khaemba..I am tagging you along next time dont worry

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